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firing squad

noun

Definition of firing squad

as in rear guard

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Recent Examples of firing squad Hasan's death by firing squad would be the military's first using that method since 1945, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Nidal Hasan by firing squad, Hegseth is appealing to the worst aspects of our character. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026 Eugene Fidell, who teaches military justice at Yale Law School, said Trump has publicly mused about killing people by firing squad for years, so Hegseth’s plans to use that method should not be surprising. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The execution by firing squad of former US Army major Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed for the public to watch, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for firing squad

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Noun

Optional extras include alarm/geolocation, a retractable rear guard rail, a canopy, and custom setups for family or cargo.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Any suggestions that Lionel Messi’s presence at the 2026 World Cup might be diminished crumbled on Tuesday night with Algeria’s rear guard.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of rear guard

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An earlier version of this story included an incorrect name and gender for the victim in the crash, based on information from the highway patrol.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Missouri state troopers have captured an escaped convict who broke free from a Tennessee prison last week, a highway patrol spokesperson told Fox News Digital Tuesday.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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Transport workers had been slated to join the pickets too, but abandoned plans after Transport Minister Matteo Salvini threatened the sector with sanctions.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
In the union’s founding days, Huerta helped recruit a 19-year-old grape picker named Eliseo Medina to perform a one-man picket at the Port of Los Angeles — supposedly to stop the loading of a shipment of non-union grapes.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of picket

Noun

This lavish hotspot with multiple locations in Los Angeles as well as outposts in Austin and Las Vegas, is a modern steakhouse with a bit of flair.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
On Election Day, as the results started coming in, Rashid Johnson opened a show of new work at Hauser & Wirth’s Wooster Street gallery, which has recently become my favorite of the mega-gallery’s dozen or so global outposts.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of outpost

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Some of them have panoramic views of white windmills, which dot the coastline of the Taiwan Strait like slender sentries.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sentry

Noun

Supporters gather at watch parties At Rodriguez’ watch party, the crowded room was full of union members from Unite Here Local 355.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Instead of staging a watch party Tuesday night, Elleson and his wife, Sue, visited seriously ill people in Chicago-area hospitals.

— Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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